trichophyton
noun
tricho·phy·ton
| \ ˌtrik-ə-ˈfī-ˌtän
, tri-ˈkäf-ə-ˌtän
\
, tri-ˈkäf-ə-ˌtän
\
Medical Definition of trichophyton
1
capitalized
: a genus of fungi of the family Moniliaceae that are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles and include several causing ringworm — see epidermophyton
2
: any fungus of the genus Trichophyton